'Anchorman,' San Antonio style

December 17, 2013 |Jeanne Jakle

Which local news personalities are most like the main characters in the movie?

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Though Beamer no longer has the big hair and mustache, many here remember him with both when he signed on as anchor here more than 20 years ago. The similarities are so striking, in fact, that Beamer said his kids and co-workers are convinced “Anchorman” “was really a documentary based on my life.”

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Though Beamer no longer has the big hair and mustache, many here remember him with both when he signed on as anchor here more than 20 years ago. The similarities are so striking, in fact, that Beamer said his kids and co-workers are convinced “Anchorman” “was really a documentary based on my life.”